Boss headquarters is located on the northern edge of Hamamatsu, a city in Japan’s western Shizuoka Prefecture that’s home to about...

Frank Ritchotte starts his day early. In fact, you may find him at the gym shortly after 3 a.m. — but by then he’s already spent a considerable amount of time on his phone. Such is the life of Line 6’s senior director of operations. He usually arrives to the office by 5 a.m., but not before he’s caught up on any messages from customers and browsed a sampling of select websites to get a feel for the recent Line 6-related activity. "Social media has come a long way, a shockingl

In Greek mythology, Strymon was a river god who had a son with one of the nine goddesses of music, song and dance. In this realm, Strymon...

When Terry Burton made the choice to quietly leave Strymon Engineering in late 2012, it was because he wanted to find his own way. “Once...

"I mean — who doesn't have an affinity for marine mammals with tusks, right?" These were first words out of the mouth of Colt Westbrook,...

Brandon Frenzel lives in two worlds. On the one side, he’s a Line 6 Product Owner, which means that he’s ultimately responsible for delivering quality products to the marketplace. “I think it’s a lot like an entrepreneurship role,” he says of the title. “We come up with an idea, get reactions from customers and then company funds us to build it and prove it out.” The cycle begins with Brandon (and those like him) identifying needs and opportunities in the marketplace and exis

Eric Klein is from a generic small town in South Dakota. A blink-and-you-almost-missed-it kind of place where life and conversation circles around high school football rivalries and how the crops are coming in. “Needless to say, being a music geek was" — he pauses for effect — “less than optimal, socially speaking.” His family moved from South Dakota to Arizona when he was sixteen. “Getting to see live bands every weekend was life-changing,” he says. “There was one month i

Nick Greer has a hard time talking about himself. Ask about his business and he’ll tell you everything you want to know — and maybe a bit...

Couch founder Dan Perkins has been making vegan guitar straps since 1999. Yes, you read that correctly — vegan guitar straps. “Vegan...